èkpète
NounNdebe script
Meanings
(= isi egō) unit of cowrie counting system, consisting of six single cowries (ego) mkpụlū
Noun
Dialect & variants
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Examples
Ego isii mejupụtara otu èkpète.
— Six cowries make one ekpete.
O ji èkpète ego atọ zụta akwa.
— She used three ekpete of cowries to buy cloth.
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